The Edogawa Rampo Prize (江戸川乱歩賞, Edogawa Ranpo Shō), named after Edogawa Rampo, is a Japanese literary award which has been presented every year by the Mystery Writers of Japan since 1955.[1]
Though its name is similar to the Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which has been presented by Mystery Writers of America, the Edogawa Rampo Prize is not a counterpart of the Edgar Awards. The Japanese counterparts of the Edgar awards are the Mystery Writers of Japan Awards, which honor the best in crime fiction and critical/biographical work published in the previous year.
The Edogawa Rampo Prize is an award for unpublished mystery novels. It is sponsored by Kodansha and Fuji Television. Not only is the novel of the winner, which is selected from more than 300 entries, published by Kodansha, but the winner also receives a prize of 10,000,000 yen.
The members of the 2014 selection committee are Natsuo Kirino, Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Ira Ishida, Alice Arisugawa (ja) and Bin Konno (ja), who is the current president of the Mystery Writers of Japan.
The first and second Edogawa Rampo Prize is not the crime novel award, but an award given to persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the genre.
| Year | Winner | Winning entry | Available in English Translation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1955 | Kawataro Nakajima | Biographical and bibliographical dictionary of detective fiction | |
| 2 | 1956 | Hayakawa Publishing Corporation (ja) | Publication of Hayakawa Pocket Mystery Books (ja) | |
| 3 | 1957 | Etsuko Niki | Neko wa Shitteita (猫は知っていた) | |
| 4 | 1958 | Kyo Takigawa (ja) | Nureta Kokoro (濡れた心) | |
| 5 | 1959 | Fumiko Shinsho (ja) | Kikenna Kankei (危険な関係) | |
| 6 | 1960 | No Award Presented | ||
| 7 | 1961 | CHIN Shunshin | Karekusa no Ne (枯草の根) | |
| 8 | 1962 | Sen Saga (ja) | Hanayakana Shitai (華やかな死体) | |
| Masako Togawa | Ōinaru Gen'ei (大いなる幻影) | The Master Key | ||
| 9 | 1963 | Shota Fujimura (ja) | Kodokuna Asufaruto (孤独なアスファルト) | |
| 10 | 1964 | Noboru Saito (ja) | Ari no Ki no Shita de (蟻の木の下で) | |
| 11 | 1965 | Kyotaro Nishimura | Tenshi no Shōkon (天使の傷痕) | |
| 12 | 1966 | Sakae Saito | Satsujin no Kifu (殺人の棋譜) | |
| 13 | 1967 | Eisuke Kaito (ja) | Berurin 1888nen (伯林 一八八八年) | |
| 14 | 1968 | No Award Presented | ||
| 15 | 1969 | Seiichi Morimura | Kōsō no Shikaku (高層の死角) | |
| 16 | 1970 | Yotaro Otani (ja) | Satsui no Ensō (殺意の演奏) | |
| 17 | 1971 | No Award Presented | ||
| 18 | 1972 | Shunzo Waku (ja) | Kamen Hōtei (仮面法廷) | |
| 19 | 1973 | Hajime Komine (ja) | Arukimedesu wa Te o Yogosanai (アルキメデスは手を汚さない) | |
| 20 | 1974 | Kyuzo Kobayashi (ja) | Ankoku Kokuchi (暗黒告知) | |
| 21 | 1975 | Keisuke Kusaka (ja) | Chō-tachi wa Ima (蝶たちは今…) | |
| 22 | 1976 | Ro Tomono (ja) | Gojūmannen no Shikaku (五十万年の死角) | |
| 23 | 1977 | Sen Fujimoto | Toki o Kizamu Shio (時をきざむ潮) | |
| Tatsuo Kaji (ja) | Tōmeina Kisetsu (透明な季節) | |||
| 24 | 1978 | Kaoru Kurimoto | Bokura no Jidai (ぼくらの時代) | |
| 25 | 1979 | Yoshio Takayanagi (ja) | Puraha kara no Dōke-tachi (プラハからの道化たち) | |
| 26 | 1980 | Motohiko Izawa | Sarumaru Genshikō (猿丸幻視行) | |
| 27 | 1981 | Akira Nagai (ja) | Genshiro no Kani (原子炉の蟹) | |
| 28 | 1982 | Fumihiko Nakatsu (ja) | Ōgon Ryūsa (黄金流砂) | |
| Futari Okajima (ja) | Kogecha-iro no Pasuteru (焦茶色のパステル) | |||
| 29 | 1983 | Katsuhiko Takahashi | Sharaku Satsujin Jiken (写楽殺人事件) | The Case of the Sharaku Murders |
| 30 | 1984 | Kanako Torii (ja) | Tennyo no Matsuei (天女の末裔) | |
| 31 | 1985 | Keigo Higashino | Hōkago (放課後) | |
| Masahiro Mori (ja) | Mōtsaruto wa Komoriuta o Utawanai (モーツァルトは子守唄を歌わない) | |||
| 32 | 1986 | Yoko Yamazaki (ja) | Hanazono no Meikyū (花園の迷宮) | |
| 33 | 1987 | Toshihiro Ishii (ja) | Kaze no Tānrōdo (風のターンロード) | |
| 34 | 1988 | Koichi Sakamoto (ja) | Hakushoku no Zanzō (白色の残像) | |
| 35 | 1989 | Shukei Nagasaka (ja) | Asakusa Enoken Ichiza no Arashi (浅草エノケン一座の嵐) | |
| 36 | 1990 | Yoichi Abe (ja) | Fenikkusu no Chōshō (フェニックスの弔鐘) | |
| Ryo Toba (ja) | Ken-no-michi Satsujin Jiken (剣の道殺人事件) | |||
| 37 | 1991 | Sho Narumi (ja) | Naito Dansā (ナイトダンサー) | |
| Yuichi Shimpo (ja) | Rensa (連鎖) | |||
| 38 | 1992 | Yaichiro Kawada (ja) | Shiroku Nagai Rōka (白く長い廊下) | |
| 39 | 1993 | Natsuo Kirino | Kao ni Furikakaru Ame (顔に降りかかる雨) | |
| 40 | 1994 | Hiroyuki Nakajima (ja) | Kensatsu Sōsa (検察捜査) | |
| 41 | 1995 | Iori Fujiwara (ja) | Terorisuto no Parasoru (テロリストのパラソル) | |
| 42 | 1996 | Yoko Watanabe (ja) | Hidarite ni Tsugeru Nakare (左手に告げるなかれ) | |
| 43 | 1997 | Hisashi Nozawa | Hasen no Marisu (破線のマリス) | |
| 44 | 1998 | Harutoshi Fukui (ja) | Tuerubu Wai Ō (Twelve Y. O.) | |
| Jun Ikeido (ja) | Hatsuru Soko Naki (果つる底なき) | |||
| 45 | 1999 | Takeshi Shinno (ja) | Hachigatsu no Marukusu (八月のマルクス) | |
| 46 | 2000 | Urio Shudo (ja) | Nō Otoko (脳男) | |
| 47 | 2001 | Kazuaki Takano | Jūsan Kaidan (13階段) | |
| 48 | 2002 | Akihiro Miura (ja) | Horobi no Monokurōmu (滅びのモノクローム) | |
| 49 | 2003 | Mihiro Akai (ja) | Kageriyuku Natsu (翳りゆく夏) | |
| Kyosuke Shiranui (ja) | Matchi Meiku (マッチメイク) | |||
| 50 | 2004 | Yusuke Kamiyama (ja) | Katakonbe (カタコンベ) | |
| 51 | 2005 | Gaku Yakumaru (ja) | Tenshi no Naifu (天使のナイフ) | |
| 52 | 2006 | Ran Hayase (ja) | Sannen-zaka Hi no Yume (三年坂 火の夢) | |
| Ren Kaburagi (ja) | Tōkyō Damoi (東京ダモイ) | |||
| 53 | 2007 | Keisuke Sone (ja) | Chintei-gyo (沈底魚) | |
| 54 | 2008 | Kan Shoda (ja) | Yūkai-ji (誘拐児) | |
| Hiromi Sueura (ja) | Ketsubetsu no Mori (訣別の森) | |||
| 55 | 2009 | Takefumi Endo (ja) | Purizun Torikku (プリズン・トリック) | |
| 56 | 2010 | Dai Yokozeki (ja) | Saikai (再会) | |
| 57 | 2011 | Nanao Kawase (ja) | Yorozu no koto ni ki o tsukeyo (よろずのことに気をつけよ) | |
| Mayumi Kumura (ja) | Kantō onsaito (完盗オンサイト) | |||
| 58 | 2012 | Fumio Takano (ja) | Karamāzofu no imōto (カラマーゾフの妹) | |
| 59 | 2013 | Yusuke Takeyoshi (ja) | Shūmei-han (襲名犯) | |
| 60 | 2014 | Atsushi Shimomura (ja) | Yami ni Kaoru Uso (闇に香る嘘) | |
| 61 | 2015 | Katsuhiro Go (ja) | Dotoku no Jikan (道徳の時間) | |
| 62 | 2016 | Kiwamu Sato (ja) | QJKJQ | |
| 63 | 2017 | No winner | No winner | |
| 64 | 2018 | Eiichi Saitou (ja) | Totatsu Funo Kyoku (到達不能極) | |
| 65 | 2019 | Kazumi Jingo (神護 かずみ) | Noir wo Matou Onna (ノワールをまとう女) | |
| 66 | 2020 | Hiromi Sano (佐野 広実) | Watashi ga Kieru (わたしが消える) | |
| 67 | 2021 | Miki Fushio (伏尾 美紀) | Hokui 43 Do no Cold Case (北緯43度のコールドケース) | |
| 68 | 2022 | Akane Araki (ja) | Konoyo no Hate no Satsujin (此の世の果ての殺人) |
Not a few finalists were published in Japan.